Relating to Authority in the Elementary School Years.

Collen, Joy L.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Relating to Authority in the Elementary School Years.

Collen, Joy L.

Child Study Journal, v17 n3 p227-38 1987

Investigates children's ability to recognize the legitimate authority figure in a structured authority situation. Thirty children at each of three age levels--5, 8, and 11 years--were administered the Authority Measure, an instrument designed to elicit children's reasoning about authority figures. (Author/RWB)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Power Structure, Social Structure

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Language: English

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